Tickets on sale this week for TUF 18 Finale in Las Vegas

As a reminder, tickets for the latest live finale of “The Ultimate Fighter” go on sale this week.

The TUF 18 Finale, which takes place Nov. 30 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, features a main-event flyweight title fight rematch between champion Demetrious Johnson and top contender Joseph Benavidez. In addition, the women’s and men’s bantamweight winners of Season 18 of “The Ultimate Fighter” will be crowned.

The card also is scheduled to feature a trilogy fight between Nate Diaz and Gray Maynard, who first met on Season 5 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” a fight won by Diaz. And they met again in January 2010, a fight won by Maynard via split decision.

UFC officials recently announced tickets go on sale to UFC Fight Club members on Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT. Subscribers to the UFC’s e-newsletter can purchase tickets at 10 a.m. PT on Thursday. And on Friday, the general public can purchase tickets at 10 a.m. PT. Ticket prices range from $50 to $175, plus fees.

The TUF 18 Finale will have a main card airing live on FOX Sports 1, the same network that hosts “The Ultimate Fighter” each Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. FOX Sports 1 and Facebook are expected to carry the event’s prelims.

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